Why do start-ups and small businesses need virtual assistants?

whitePaper | January 16, 2020

The Small Business Guide To Rapid Settlement Report documents the challenges facing small businesses due to delays in access to funds from sales. The report further seeks to educate, inform and provide a path for solutions to this sector. It is based on a survey of 480 firms in a broad range of industries with annual revenues up to $10 million.

whitePaper | November 3, 2021

The challenges of today and tomorrow’s cybersecurity requirements can’t be met using yesterday’s thinking. A holistic, built-in approach that is intelligent and automated is required to quickly adapt to whatever unexpected changes come your way. Dell Technologies calls this approach “intrinsic security.” Discover how Intrinsic Security approach allows you to be proactive instead of reactive when managing your company’s cybersecurity needs.

whitePaper | June 21, 2021

As an entrepreneur, starting a new business is exciting. Backed by the support of a close-knit team, you face new challenges every day and you put in the hours to make your business work. But your time may be taken up by rote tasks, leaving you less time to acquire new prospects and care for your existing customer relationships.

whitePaper | May 20, 2022

Digital payments play an important role in financial inclusion. Research shows that when people have access to digital payments, these act as a gateway to other financial services, like credit and insurance; and people are more likely to use those services to save money, start or expand businesses, manage risk and better sustain financial shocks.4 Digital payments also allow governments to disburse resources to more of their unbanked populations than they would using cash. Micro-, small and mediumsized enterprises (MSMEs) greatly benefit from the use of digital payments as it allows them to attract more customers and bring their business online, creating opportunities to sell beyond their immediate geography

whitePaper | September 21, 2021

The White Paper is promoted by Generali as part of the SME EnterPRIZE project, which aims to create an European platform providing increased visibility to sustainable SMEs and inspiring small and medium entrepreneurs to adopt more responsible business models. The White Paper has been developed by SDA Bocconi School of Management with the support of researchers from a network of EU universities in eight selected countries (Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Switzerland)

whitePaper | June 1, 2021

The IPA takes an active role in the promotion of policies to assist the small business and SME sectors, reflecting the fact that approximately three-quarters of our members work in these sectors or are trusted advisers to small business and SMEs. The IPA pursues fundamental reforms which will result in boosting productivity growth and in easing the disproportionate regulatory compliance burden placed on small business.